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. 2024;25(3):839–856. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.3.839

Table 6.

Pharmacokinetic Profile and Toxicity Prediction of THC, CBD, and THCV

Parameter THC CBD THCV
Absorption (A) 
Water solubility (log mol/L)  -6.275 -4.901 -5.506
Caco-2 permeability (log Papp, cm/s)  1.519 1.79 1.52
Intestinal absorption (human) %  93.091 90.657 93.772
Skin permeability (log Kp)  -2.538 -2.795 -2.441
BioS (from SwissADME)  0.55 0.55 0.55
Distribution (D)
VDss (human) (log L/kg)  0.977 0.939 0.888
BBB permeability (log BB)  0.448 -0.113 0.32
BBB perm. (SwissADME)  Yes Yes Yes
Metabolism (M)
CYP1A2 inhibitor  No No No
CYP2C19 inhibitor  Yes Yes Yes
CYP2C9 inhibitor  Yes Yes Yes
CYP2D6 inhibitor  Yes Yes Yes
CYP3A4 inhibitor  No Yes No
Excretion (E)
Total clearance  0.883 1.092 0.827
Renal OCT2 substrate  No No No
Toxicity (T)
Ames test  No No No
Hepatotoxicity  No No No
Oral rat acute toxicity (LD50, in mg/kg)  482 500 482